Current Conditions: A snowstorm on October 25th dropped 2 to 4 inches of snow along the Skyline. PHOTOS HERE. Cold weather that followed allowed the snow to hang around for a number of days. Most of it has melted off but there is a small inconsequential amount on high north aspects. We are always concerned about early season snow especially on the high north facing slopes because it can turn into weak, faceted "sugar snow" and cause avalanches once it is buried with more snow. However, the small amount that is in the hills right now is not a concern. We are basically starting with a clean slate as of today.

Mountain Weather: Global weather models indicate a series of storm troughs lined up that will move through over the next couple of weeks. The first one is digging deep through the southwest US territory and will impact all of the state of Utah. It looks like there will be a number of pieces to the storm starting Saturday and lasting into Monday. Rough estimate is 6 to 12" of snow by late Monday. The next impulse looks like it will be Wednesday, Nov 11th. A stronger impulse is shaping up for the following weekend. This may be the start of our winter snowpack.